LIVERPOOL’S bid to improve the atmosphere at Anfield will see them triple the size of Kop Block 1892 next season.

The specially designated block towards the rear of the stand was introduced at the start of last season after fans groups complained to the club about the decline in noise and atmosphere since the introduction of all seater stadia.

The year long experiment has gone well and club chiefs are now ready to expand the block – named in honour of the year Liverpool Football Club was first formed – so that even more fans can get involved.

Chief executive Rick Parry told the ECHO: “We think the new block has been a success and it has given us something to build on.

“It hasn’t always been easy because there are rules and regulations which we have to follow but we are very much in favour of initiatives which help bring back atmosphere.

“When you bring about change it is not always plain sailing but that is not a reason not to give it our very best shot.

“It would have been easy to say no and just do nothing but it is a good idea and one which we should definitely persevere with.

“I think it has had a positive effect on the atmosphere at the ground and I think this will only improve if we nurture it.”

Fans group Reclaim The Kop had the original idea for the initiative and John Mackin from the organisation is hopeful that more and more Liverpool supporters will give it their backing by moving their season tickets to Block 1892 which will cover blocks 304, 305 and 306 of the Kop from next season.

He said: “The diaspora that resulted from the seating of the Kop meant that the old core – the 500 to 1000 who regularly formed the nucleus, and who stood together shoulder to sweaty shoulder, between the stanchions on the world’s greatest terrace – was no more.

“They were now scattered all over the Kop and all over Anfield.

“Going all seater also meant that fans are not getting into the ground until the last 20 or 30 minutes before kick off.

“The long hours that we used to spend standing and waiting for kick off used to be filled by having a laugh, inventing new songs, practising the old ones – there was a real sense of comradeship and belonging.

“What we’ve tried to do with the 1892 is to get some of those people – and likeminded supporters from all over Anfield – back together again and encourage those younger ones who want to be a part of it to step up to the plate.

“It’s not for those who want to soak up the atmosphere, it’s for those who want to generate the atmosphere and ratchet it up several notches. It’s for supporters, not spectators.”

Season ticket holders will be given the option of moving from their current seat to Block 1892 when they receive their renewal forms next week.